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Defying Stereotypes, Number Of Incarcerated Veterans In U.S. Drops (2015)

"The number of military veterans in the country's jails and prisons continues to drop, a new report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows.

It's the first government report that includes significant numbers of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - and the findings defy stereotypes that returning war veterans are prone to crime."